Protection may last even longer, scientists reported. The finding may be a boon to low-income countries, where cervical cancer takes an enormous toll.
Tag: Viruses
Covid May Increase the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Researchers Find
Men and people with severe illnesses were more likely to develop the condition within a year. But the data does not prove that the coronavirus causes diabetes.
Bird Flu Sample from Chilean Man Showed Some Signs of Adaptation to Mammals
These changes were unlikely to be enough to allow the virus to spread easily among humans, and the health risk to the public remains low, experts said.
Studies Link Common Childhood Viruses to Rare Hepatitis Cases
Infection with multiple common viruses may be responsible for the cases that puzzled doctors last year.
Report of Wuhan Market Samples Found Covid and Raccoon Dog Genetic Material
In a much-anticipated study, experts described a swab that was positive for the coronavirus and contained loads of genetic material from raccoon dogs.
Lab Leak or Not? How Politics Shaped the Battle Over Covid’s Origin
A lab leak was once dismissed by many as a conspiracy theory. But the idea is gaining traction, even as evidence builds that the virus emerged from a market.
WHO Accuses China of Withholding Data on Covid’s Origins
Genetic research from China suggests to some experts that the coronavirus may have sprung from a seafood market in Wuhan. Now the data are missing from a scientific database.
Scientists Investigate a Bird Flu Outbreak in Seals
Wild birds passed the virus to seals in New England at least twice last summer, a new study suggests.
China Dismisses Latest Claim That Lab Leak Likely Caused Covid
The response came after the Energy Department concluded with “low confidence” that the coronavirus emerged from a lab in Wuhan, China.
Mpox Often Leads to Severe Illness, Even Death, in People With Advanced H.I.V.
The death rate among these patients is about 15 percent, researchers reported. The virus should be added to the list of opportunistic infections seen in patients with advanced H.I.V., scientists said.